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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1923

3,212 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 161

Death From Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 2

Joseph Tomlinson, 46, carriage builder, residing at Bellevue-street, Parramatta North; died on Friday, at a Parramatta Hospital, as a result of an accident at…

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Current News. Sulky Accident

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 2

Thomas Dwyer, George-street, Parramatta, and his wife and child, were thrown to the road from a sulky in Victoria street, Dundas, on Friday, 30th…

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Social Insurance in Soviet Russia In Russia, under the Soviet Government, social insurance has made great strides. To-day legal protection is afforded to every case of incapacity to work, illness, accident, disability, old age, widowhood, orphanage

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 17

THE Russian Soviet Government has mads epoch-making strides on the field of social Insurance. It has provided [?] legal regulation of the rights of the…

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Street Accident

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 14

As the result of being knocked down and run over by a motor car at the corner of Hay and George streets, city, yesterday afternoon William James, 40, a dealer, of 67…

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Accident to a Train. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 13

The locomotive on a train from Gembrook to Ferntree Gully bumped into a "dead end" at the gully station, and became derailed. Thomas Lyons (14), of North Carlton, had an…

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Burned to Death Bush Fire Accident GOULBURN

The Sun · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 7

A fatal burning accident occurred at Tantulean, about miles from Mongalowe, the victim being Mrs. William Jonas, aged 69, who resided…

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Jockey Injured Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 5

At the Murchison races to-day P. Lonegan, rider of Phast Noble, owing to his horse running into, the first hurdle in the Brush Hurdle Race, was thrown…

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Buried Alive Carter Badly Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 3

When three tons of earth broke away from an embankment at the City Brick Works, Euston Road, Alexandria, yesterday afternoon, at full on John, Collins,…

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Destroyer and Cruiser Collision' in the Bosphorus LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 1

The American destroyer Fox collided with the British light-cruiser Ceres at the entrance to the Bosphorus. They were caught by the…

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Collision with Calf How Stockman Died Maryborough (Q.)

The Sun · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 3

While a stockman, Harold Percival, aged 22. was driving cows at Cooranavin Station, about 60 miles from Wondal. his horse, collided with a calf…

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CRIMINAL (Before Mr. Justice Gordon.) Mr. E. F. M'Donald, Crown Prosecutor. Ashfield Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 2

Ernest William Fowler, of Botany Road, Botany, pleaded not guilty to a charge of feloniously slaying Cecil Hamilton Eaweett, at Ashfield, on January 5…

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Motor Accidents. Remarkable Escape. Car Hangs Over Precipice

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 8

Mr. H. G. A. Harding, a well-known chemist, together with Mr. Briscombe, dentist, of North Sydney, had a remarkable escape on Tuesday night. Mr. Harding was descending the…

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Bathing Fatalities Surfing Fatality. Man Drowned at Austinmer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

A Hurling futility. occurred, at Austinmer, on the N.S.W. South Count, on Buster Monday, a young man. named Hurry Weston, of Newtown, losing his…

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Two Injured Sensational Accident

The Sun · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 7

A sensational accident, happened on Liverpool-road to-day, when a cycle and side-car dashed into a rope that was being used to move some…

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Boating Disaster. ' A Schoolmaster Drowned

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

White Mr. D. .1.. Williams, head teacher of Pumbula (N.S.W) public school, and Mr. John Severs were crossing the Pambula River early on…

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Greek Troopship Sinks. Many Soldiers Drowned

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

A Greek transport, laden with 400 men on furlough from the, Salamis arsenal and Greek cruisers sank in a Mo[?] off the Piraeus on Friday last…

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Collision with a Calf. a Stockman's Death

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

While a stockman, named Herold Percival, twenty—two years of age was driving cows at Cooranavin station,…

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Five Persons Drowned. a New Zealand Disaster

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

Five persons wore drowned in n launch disaster at Tairua on the east coast or Coromandel Peninsula (N.Z.), on saturday evening. A heavy surf…

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Misadventures. Strangled by a Whip a Singular Fatality

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

A seventeen—year—Old lad named Clement Pittman was found dead ln a shed at his father's farm at Gungal on Mondny. He was kneeling, with…

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District Court. (Before Judge Cohen) Accidentally Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 7

Reserved Judgment was delivered in the workmen's compensation case, in which Andrew Downie, with Hannah Downie, is wife, and his infant son, Henry…

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